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SOUTH INDIAN INSCRIPTIONS
VOLUME
XVI
TELUGU
INSCRIPTIONS OF THE VIJAYANAGARA DYNASTY
No. 1
(A. R. No. 503 of
1906.)
Mopur, Pulivendla Taluk,
Cuddapah District.
On the left side of the wall at
the entrance into the mandapa of the shrine, Bhairavesvara temple.
Savanna Odeya, 1351 A.D.
This is dated Saka 1273,
Nandana, Chaitra su. 15, corresponding to 1351 A.D. March 13. The year quoted falls in the reign of
Harihara I.
It records a gift of the village
Naguru in Pulivindala region and some land in Chadupurevula in Mulki-nadu to
God Bhairava by Savemna-Odaya who was ruling in Udayagiripatna, for the
merit of his father Kamparaju and mother Mengadevi.
No. 2
(A. R. No. 500 of
1906.)
Mopur, Pulivendla Taluk,
Cuddapah District.
On a slab lying near the Vibhuti-mandapa
of the Bhairavesvara temple.
Savanna Odeya, 1354 A.D.
This is dated Saka 1275,
Vijaya, Phalguna ba. 5, Monday, corresponding to 1354 March 14. The weekday, however, was Friday. The date falls in the reign of Harihara I.
It records a gift of the village
Aluvala as Srotriya-sarvamanya to Sahajadambu Ayyagaru by Savamnna
Odeya for the merit of his father Kamppanna Odeya and his mother Mengadevi.
No. 3
(A. R. No. 504 of
1906.)
Mopur, Pulivendla Taluk,
Cuddapah District.
On the left side of the wall at
the entrance into the mandapa of the
Bhairavesvara temple.
Savanna Odeya, 1362 A.D.
This is dated Saka 1283,
(wrong for 1284), Subhakrit, Jyeshtha su. 15, Tuesday. The details correspond to 1362 A.D. June
7, f.d.t. 28.
This damaged record mentions
Mahamandalesvara Savamna-Odeya.
No. 4
(A. R. No. 522 of
1906.)
Kadiri, Kadiri Taluk, Anantapur
District.
On a slab set up near the south
wall of the mandapa in front of
the central shrine of the
Lakshminarasimhasvamin temple.
Bukka I, 1352 A.D.
This is dated Saka 1274 Nandana
Kartika su. 11, Saturday, corresponding to 1352 A.D., October 20, 13.
It records that Pandimasannayini
Cheli-nayaka completed the construction of mandapa of Aubhaladeva temple
in Kadiri when Vira Bukkana Odeya was ruling at Dorasamudram and Penugonda.
No. 5
(A. R. No. 671 of
1922.)
Patnam, Kadiri Taluk, Anantapur
District.
On a slab set up in a field to
the north of the village.
Bukka I, 1867 A.D.
This inscription is dated Saka
1289, Plavanga, Asvija su. 1, Saturday corresponding to 1367 A.D.,
September 25.
The inscription records a grant
of one putti of land irrigated by the tank at Pantarlapalle by
Bammi-nayudu, son of Papi-nayudu, for food offerings of God Ahobaladeva of
Kadiri.
No. 6
(A. R. No. 404 of
19046.)
Chilamakuru, Kamalapuram Taluk,
Cuddapah District.
On a pillar lying in the
courtyard of the Agastyesvara temple.
Harihara II, 1382 A.D.
This inscription is dated Saka
1304, Dundubhi, Kartika su. 5, Sunday, corresponding to 1382 A.D.
October 12, Sunday, â39.
I records that Madajiya, the sthanapati
of Agastyesvara temple of Chirumakuru in Mulikinadu sold his half share of
lands to Peda Tippajiyya and Pina Tippajiyya, on the refusal of the other sthanapatis
who shared the other half. States that
Mahamandalesvara Vira Devaraya Odeya, son of Harihara, was ruling over udayagiri.
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No. 7
(A. R. No. 270 of
1906.)
Tripurantakam, Markapur Taluk,
Kurnool District.
On a slab set up to the north of Chikatimidde of the
Tripurantakesvara temple.
Harihara II, 1385 A.D.
This is dated Saka 1307,
expressed by the chronogram Saila-viyad-guna-indu, Krodhana, Kartika Su. 1, Sunday. If su. 1 is a mistake for su. 11, the details regularly correspond
to 1385 A.D., October 14, Sunday, 12.
It records the formation of
Devaraya-nadi by connecting the streams Gandhavati and Pulleru alias
Vyaghrapaga by Bhikshavritti Siddayadevayyangaru for the merit of Vira
Devaraya, son of Vira Harihararaya.
No. 8
(A. R. No. 257 of
1905.)
Tripurantakam, Markapur Taluk,
Kurnool District.
On a slab set up to the east of
the Chikatimidde of the Tripurantakesvara temple.
Harihara II, 1386 A.D.
The details of the date, viz., Saka
1308, Kshaya, Kartika su. 15, Monday, (Mahakartika), regularly correspond
to 1386 A.D. November 5, f.d.t. â83.
It records that Bhavadura
Odeya, the Mahapradhana of Vira Harihararaya bought land of
the extent of four tumus, two for the flower garden and two for paddy
cultivation, for a sum of 200 Singaya-madas
from Bhikshavritti Siddayadevayyangaru and made it over as a gift to God
Tripurantaka.
No. 9
(A. R. No. 312 of
1922.)
Mudivedu, Madanapalle Taluk,
Chittoor District.
On a rock near a tank.
Harihara II, 1397 A.D.
This is dated in the cyclic
year, Isvara, Ashadha, su. 13, Sunday, the saka year being indifferently
written. The details may be equated to
1397 A.D., July 8, Sunday.
It records gift of lands made to
the Gods Tiruvengalanatha, Mallikarjuna, Bhairava and to the Brahmanas
Ramganatha and [Ra]mavojhalu by Tippi-setti and Timaya, son and daughter
respectively to Tippi-setti to whom the Mahanayankacharya Motta
Dorapa-nayaka had given certain lands under the tank at Balleganacheruvu in
Mangumali-sthala, in Penugonda-Marjavada which was under the administration of Mahapradhana Irugappa-dandanayaka.
No. 10
(A. R. No. 417 of
1915.)
Enamadala, Narasarowpet Taluk,
Guntur District.
On the door-post of the entrance
into the Mallsvara temple.
Harihara II, 1400 A.D.
This is dated Saka 1322,
Vikrama, Magha su. 10 Monday, corresponding to 1401 A.D., January 24 f.d.t. â28.
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No. 11
(A. R. No. 315 of
1922.)
Sivapuram, Madanapalle Taluk,
Chittoor District.
On a slab set up in a field
towards the south of the village.
Harihara II, 1401 A.D.
This is dated Saka 1325,
Vrisha, Pushya ba. 6, Monday, Samkramana. The Saka and the cyclic years do not agree. If Saka 1325 is a mistake for 1323 which corresponds with Vrisha,
the details regularly correspond to 1401 A.D. December 26, Monday, .82. The date falls in the reign of Harihara II.
It records the gift of some vrittis
in the village Sivapuram by a nayaka (name not clear) son of Pemmi-nayaka, to
Mallu-bhatta for worship and offerings to god Mallinatha for the merit of his
parents when Komara Harihararaya, son of Vira Viruparaya was
ruling in Rayavaram.
No. 12
(A. R. No. 11 of
1915.)
Srisailam, Nandikotkur Taluk,
Kurnool District.
On two pillars in the southern
porch of the mukhamandapa, Mallikarjuna temple.
Harihara II, 1405 A.D.
This is dated Kali 4505, Saka
1326, Tarana, Magha ba. 14, Monday, Sivaratri. It corresponds to 1405 A.D. January 29, the weekday,
however, was Thursday.
It records the construction and
gift of the mukhamandapa to god Mallikarjuna by the king. This is followed by a lengthy prasasti
of the king in Sanskrit verse and prose which is faulty in many places.
No. 13
(A. R. No. 109 of
1927.)
Manirevu, Kalyandurg Taluk,
Anantapur District.
On a slab lying behind the
temple of Hanuman.
Harihara
This damaged record is in Kannada
and not Telugu as noticed in the Annual Report. It registers a gift of land in Revanauru and
mentions the name of the king and a certain Bomma-nayaka.
No. 14
(A. R. No. 819 of
1917.)
Medireddipalli, Hamlet of
Mandalapalle, Hindupur Taluk, Anantapur District.
On a slab set up by the
road-side to the north of the village.
Bukka II, 1388 A.D.
This is dated Saka 1309,
Prabhava, Magha su. 15, Thursday, corresponding to 1388 A.D., January
23.
It states that Poli-nayaka, son
of Mahanayankacharya Harigila Kiti-nayaka ruling at Medireddipalli caused a
feeder-channel to the tank in that village to be dug from the river Chireru by
Peda-Bayirapoju and China-Bayirapoju and granted them some land as desavandam.
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No. 15
(A. R. No. 399 of
1926.)
Paturu, Rajampet Taluk, Cuddapah
District.
On a slab built into the
basement of the dhvajastambha in front of the Chennakesavasvamin temple.
Vira Devaraya (Prince), 1378
A.D.
This is dated Saka 1299,
Pingala, Chaitra su. 1, [Sunday] corresponding to 1378 A.D., February
28, Sunday, â84.
The inscription is damaged and
refers to a gift of a palm grove in Paturu in Pottapi-nadu by Bhandaram
Chaundaya who was ruling over the territory.
No. 16
(A. R. No. 408 of
1926.)
Palagurallapalle, Badvel Taluk,
Cuddapah District.
On a slab lying near the ruined
temple of Bhairave on a hillock, two miles to the east of the village.
Vira Devaraya-Odeya, 1396 A.D.
This is dated Saka 1318,
Dhatu, Vaisakha su. 10, Wednesday, corresponding to 1396 A.D., April 18. The weekday was, however, Tuesday.
The record states that on the
representation of Goli Avubhalanatha who repaired the temple of Bhairavadeva on
the hill and built a circumambulatory passage and a wall around it, Birudaraju
Lakkayadeva Maharaju and Allaladeva Maharaju who ruled over Sakali-Pedakoduru,
granted certain lands near the hill as vritti for raising a grove to the
temple.
No. 17
(A. R. No. 320 of
1922.)
Tamballapalle, Madanapalle
Taluk, Chittoor District.
On a slab set up in front of the
Mallikarjuna temple on the Mallayyakonda to the east of the village.
Devaaya I, 1405 A.D.
This is dated Saka 1327,
Parthiva, Ashadha su. 1 Sunday, corresponding to 1405 A.D. June 27. The weekday, however, was Saturday.
It records that on the
representation and production of documentary evidence of the temple priests,
the king confirmed the grant of the village Tammadiyahali and the income of 25 honnu
from the kanika derived from the Sivaratri festivals and was being paid
till then to the palace, for the amritapadi service of the god as in
vogue in the days of Kampamnodeya, Bukamnodeya and Chikodeya, by order to
Mayilappa. Also records the
apportioning of the shares among the priests of the temple from the
commencement of Sivaratri. The order
seems to be issued to take effect from Kartika su. 1 in Tarana corresponding to 1404 A.D. October 5,
as in No. 18 below.
In this record the former
portion of the grant is in Kannada and the latter detailing the
apportionment of the shares among the priests, in telugu as in No. 18 below.
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No. 18
(A. R. No. 313 of
1922.)
Tamballapalle, Madanapalle
Taluk, Chittoor District.
On a slab set up by the roadside
in a field to the east of the village.
Devaraya I, 1405 A.D.
This is dated Saka, Parthiva,
Sravana su. 10, Friday, corresponding to 1405 A.D., August 5. The week-day, however, was Wednesday.
The records that on the
representation of the temple priests, king Vira Devaraya I ruling from
Penugondapatna, confirmed the gift of the village Tammadiyarahali and the
income of 25 honnu derived from the kanike realized from the Sivaratri festivals
formerly made by Kampannodeya and Chikkodeya to god Mallikarjuna at Chandragiri
and ordered that the 25 honnu
that was being paid to the palace till then he remitted to the temple from Tarana,
Kartika su. 1 corresponding to 1404 A.D., October 5. Also records the apportioning of the shares
between the priests of the temple.
The record is written partly in
Kannada and partly in Telugu as in No. 17 above.
No. 19
(A. R. No. 319 of
1922.)
Tamballapalle, Madanapalle
Taluk, Chittoor District.
On a slab set up in front of the
Mallikarjuna temple on Mallayyakonda to the east of the village.
Devaraya I, 1406 A.D.
This is dated Saka 1328,
Vyaya, Vaisakha su. 1, Monday, corresponding to 1406 A.D., April 19, â57.
It records the gift of cows,
land by purchase for three flower-gardens, a lamp a disk bell etc., to God
Mallikarjuna of Chandragiri by Peda Laki-nayidu, Pina Avubalinayidu and
Balagopi-nayidu, sons of Mahanayankacharya Kamu Dorapanayidu, the servant of
Mahamandalesvara Devaraya.
No. 20
(A. R. No. 321 of
1922.)
Tamballapalle, Madanapalle
Taluk, Chittoor District.
On the black of the slab,
containing No. 17 above, in front of the Mallikarjuna temple on the
Mallayyakonda to the east of the village.
Devaraya I, 1406 A.D.
This is dated Saka 1328,
Vyaya, Vaisakha su. 1, Monday, corresponding to 1406 A.D., April 19,
â57.
It registers that
Singari-nayaka, son of Mahanayankacharya Kamu Dorappanayaka and Bujjava had the
shrine of Virabhadra constructed and a rangamandapa built for it in the
temple of Mallikarjuna of Chandragiri and granted lands for a flower-garden,
cows and cash endowment for offerings to the deities for the merit of the Raya
and the members of his own family. The
donor is said to have been subordinate of Antappa-dannayaka and Narasimhadeva
Vodeya, the ministers of Devaraya.
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No. 21
(A. R. No. 345 of
1905.)
Devigudi, Jammalamadugu Taluk,
Cuddapah District.
On a pillar set up in the
courtyard of the Talakantamma temple.
Devaraya I, 1406 A.D.
This is dated Saka 1328,
Vyaya, Margasira su. 15, Thursday, lunar eclipse. The date corresponds to 1406 A.D., November 25.
It records a grant of half the
extent of fields of the village Danavulapadu to the temple of Talakantidevi by
the king, on the representation made by the secular priests (tamballu)
of the temple on the occasion of the kingâs coronation at Vijayanagara, when
the king, having given his assent to the grant, ordered Nagappa-dandanayaka to
execute it.
No. 22
(A. R. No. 467 of
1906.)
Proddaturu, Proddaturu Taluk, Cuddapah
District.
On a slab built into the wall of
a house.
Devaraya I, 1409 A.D.
This fragmentary record is dated Saka 1331, Virodhin, corresponding to 1409 A.D., the other details being
lost.
The record mentions an Odeya as
ruling in Vijayanagara. The date falls
in the reign of devaraya I.
No. 23
(A. R. No. 798 of
1922.)
Inkollu, Bapatla Taluk, Guntur
District.
On a pillar in the
Chennakesavasvamin temple.
Devaraya I, 1412 A.D.
The record is damaged and is
dated Saka 133[4], Nandana, Chaitra su. 5, Monday. The date is irregular. However, if su. 5 is a mistake for su.
15, the details correspond to 1412
A.D., March 28, Monday.
Seems to refer to the
construction of the temple, the mandapa etc., for god Kesavaperumal by
some individuals of Inkollu. Mentions
Rachemma-reddi Anavotanaya-reddi as holding the nayankara of Inkollu.
No. 24
(A. R. No. 526 of
1906.)
Kadiri, Kadiri Taluk, Anantapur
District.
On a slab set up below a peepul
tree in the court-yard of the Lakshminarasimhasvamin temple.
Devaraya I, 1418 A.D.
This is dated Saka 1389,
Hemalamba, Phalguna su. 15, Thursday corresponding to 1418 A.D.,
February 20. The weekday, however,
was Sunday.
This damaged inscription seems
to record the decision (details lost), of the merchant community in a dispute
between the Malas, Madigas and the rytus. The king is called Chikkaraya Vira Kumara Devaraya, (son) of Vira
Harihararaya.
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No. 25
(A. R. No. 431 of
1911.)
Tangaturu, Rajampet Taluk,
Cuddappah District.
On a slab set up in front of the
Adikesavasvamin temple.
Devaraya I.
This much-damaged record in
which the date is lost, mentions a pradhani of the king.
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